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Oak trees of ice are glistening in the late afternoon sunlight after a storm of snow and freezing rain passed through the night before at Wildflower Park

I started my hike with camera gear and tripod in hand and it wasn't long before I began seeing some of the wildflowers I would be photographing this morning

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A quietness surrounds this beautiful autumn scene with the pedestrian bridge and a peachleaf willow tree towering overhead at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

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WINTER MILKWEED SEEDS Size:10x15 METAL PRINT Oak trees of ice areA common milkweed seed pod along with its exposed seeds are being covered in wet snow on this prairie landscape scene at Wildflower Park. (627 642)